Here are some aggregate break statistics from the 2021 9-Ball Shootout event played February 19-21 at Rack and Grill II in Augusta, GA with pay-per-view streaming by PoolActionTV.
This was a 48-player, double-elimination event. Races were to 15 on the winners' side and 11 on the losers' side. Fedor Gorst won the event, beating Jesus Atencio in the hill/hill second set of the Finals.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
The 14 streamed matches (15 sets, 316 games) I watched were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. The stats are for 307 games instead of 316 as they exclude 9 games I missed on Sunday when the streaming started earlier than what I read was the starting time.
Friday, February 19
Sat., Feb. 20
Sun., Feb. 21
Overall results
Here's a breakdown of the 307 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Fouled (includes 2 breaks that were both fouled and illegal):
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 67% of all games (206 of 307):
Break-and-run games -- The 124 break-and-run games represented 40% of all 307 games, 60% of the 206 games won by the breaker, and 52% of the 238 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 124 break-and-run games consisted of 2 6-packs (Gorst and DeLuna), 2 5-packs (Gorst and Atencio), 2 4-packs (Gorst and Atencio), 6 3-packs, 18 2-packs, and 40 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 124 break-and-run games included 1 9-ball on the break (0.3% of the 307 breaks). One other 9-ball was made on the break in a foot-rail pocket; it was spotted. With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
This was a 48-player, double-elimination event. Races were to 15 on the winners' side and 11 on the losers' side. Fedor Gorst won the event, beating Jesus Atencio in the hill/hill second set of the Finals.
Conditions -- The conditions for the streamed matches included:
- Brunswick Gold Crown IV 9-foot table with generous pockets and well-worn Simonis cloth;
- Accu-Rack racking template;
- rack your own with the 9-ball on the foot spot and the 2-ball in the back;
- no pattern racking allowed (a rule constantly violated by a few players);
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- the break is illegal (and non-breaker has an option to shoot) unless at least 3 balls fully cross the head string or are pocketed;
- jump cues allowed;
- cue-ball fouls only;
- no 3-foul rule;
- no shot clock; and
- all slop counts except spot any 9-ball made on the break in a foot pocket.
The 14 streamed matches (15 sets, 316 games) I watched were as follows, shown in the order in which they were played. The stats are for 307 games instead of 316 as they exclude 9 games I missed on Sunday when the streaming started earlier than what I read was the starting time.
Friday, February 19
Josh Roberts defeated Billy Meyer 15-2
Sat., Feb. 20
Fedor Gorst d. Evgeny Stalev 15-2
Jeffrey DeLuna d. Julio Burgos 15-3
Jesus Atencio d. Richard Kilgore 15-4
Roberts d. Mike Delawder 15-11
DeLuna d. Josh Newman 15-8
Sun., Feb. 21
Atencio d. Roberts 15-13
Stalev d. Delawder 11-9
Gorst d. Mike Wise 15-7
Atencio d. DeLuna 15-13
Roberts d. Johnathan Hennessee 11-3
Gorst d. Atencio 15-5
Atencio d. DeLuna 11-7 (Semifinal)
Atencio d. Gorst 15-10 (Finals 1st set)
Gorst d. Atencio 11-10 (Finals 2nd set)
Overall results
■ Successful breaks (broke legally, made at least one ball, and did not foul) -- 83% (162 of 196) for match winners, 68% (76 of 111) for match losers, and 78% (238 of 307) in total
■ Breaker won the game -- 76% (149 of 196) for match winners, 51% (57 of 111) for match losers, and 67% (206 of 307) in total
■ Break-and-run games on all breaks -- 43% (85 of 196) for match winners, 35% (39 of 111) for match losers, and 40% (124 of 307) in total
■ Break-and-run games on successful breaks -- 52% (85 of 162) for match winners, 51% (39 of 76) for match losers, and 52% (124 of 238) in total
■ Illegal breaks -- 9% (17 of 196) for match winners, 9% (10 of 111) for match losers, and 9% (27 of 307) in total
Here's a breakdown of the 307 breaks (for match winners and losers combined).
Legal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 180 (59% of the 307 games)
Breaker lost the game: 58 (19%)
Illegal, made at least one ball, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 9 (3%)
Breaker lost the game: 12 (4%)
Fouled (includes 2 breaks that were both fouled and illegal):
Breaker won the game: 2 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 16 (5%)
Legal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 12 (4%)
Breaker lost the game: 14 (5%)
Illegal, dry, and no foul:
Breaker won the game: 3 (1%)
Breaker lost the game: 1 (0%)
Therefore, whereas the breaker won 67% of all games (206 of 307):
He won 76% (180 of 238) of the games in which the break was successful (legal, made at least one ball, and did not foul).
He won 38% (26 of 69) of the games in which the break was unsuccessful (illegal, fouled, or dry).
Break-and-run games -- The 124 break-and-run games represented 40% of all 307 games, 60% of the 206 games won by the breaker, and 52% of the 238 games in which the break was successful (made a ball, legal, no foul).
The 124 break-and-run games consisted of 2 6-packs (Gorst and DeLuna), 2 5-packs (Gorst and Atencio), 2 4-packs (Gorst and Atencio), 6 3-packs, 18 2-packs, and 40 singles.
9-balls on the break -- The 124 break-and-run games included 1 9-ball on the break (0.3% of the 307 breaks). One other 9-ball was made on the break in a foot-rail pocket; it was spotted. With the Accu-Rack, the 9-ball tends to remain close to its original position.
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